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make_v choice_n of_o 3._o what_o our_o obedience_n be_v to_o god_n 4._o what_o thing_n trouble_v we_o most_o p._n 25_o our_o affection_n to_o riches_n say_v to_o be_v inordinate_a p._n 26._o when_o we_o seek_v they_o 1._o by_o measure_n more_o than_o we_o shall_v 3._o by_o mean_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o p._n 27_o 3._o for_o wrong_v end_n p._n 28_o 4._o in_o a_o wrong_a manner_n which_o consist_v in_o these_o particular_n when_o we_o seek_v they_o 1_o out_o of_o love_n to_o they_o 2_o to_o trust_n to_o they_o 3_o to_o be_v puff_v up_o by_o they_o p._n 29_o 4_o to_o glory_n in_o they_o 5_o with_o too_o much_o haste_n and_o eagerness_n in_o the_o desire_n of_o riches_n there_o be_v a_o double_a content_n p._n 30_o 1_o a_o contentedness_n with_o a_o dependence_n on_o god_n will_n 2._o a_o contentedness_n with_o a_o submission_n to_o god_n will_n how_o far_o a_o man_n may_v desire_v wealth_n p._n 31_o a_o threefold_a necessity_n of_o the_o creature_n 1._o of_o expedience_n 2._o of_o 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